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Why did I bother?
To be quite honest, I probably should have looked at the reviews and dropped this around like episode 4. What starts off as a pretty interesting idea for a thriller quickly peters out - and the worst part of it all is that the only reason why I stuck around is that admittedly, the leads (Min Namkoong specifically) put in 10 to 15 dollar acting performances that the overall story simply cannot keep up to. Even then, it feels like Namkoong specifically is trying to cover as much ground as possible - specifically that in the early going, he is portrayed as a husband that is more focused on work then trying even a little to patch up a quickly crumbling marriage.I will admit that there are some story beats I like - the idea that the main bad guy's wife is indeed in on the plot, and the overall ending being presented as a happy ending of sorts - and certainly, the first four episodes do a great job of doing the things a thriller needs to do to keep audiences interested, but once the wheels fall out, hooo boy do things start getting frustrating.
Apropos of nothing, but can we just appreciate the lead detective's mane of hair? That's the clearest example of hockey hair I've seen in a long while, and from a Korean drama no less.
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